Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1991-0005-0001 | |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Belt | |
| Culture | Akha | |
| Global Region | Southeast Asia | |
| Country | Thailand | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Chaing Rai | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Village: Dag Akha | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Cotton; Glass beads; Cowrie (Cypraeidae) shells; Metal Burmese coins | |
| Description | Woman's belt of hand woven red cotton fabric (backed with commercial green fabric), decorated on front with single row of cowrie shell beads, flanked by red and white glass beads; Row of silver, Burmese coins along bottom. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.6, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 78.0 | |